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Mac vs PC. Left Brain vs Right Brain. Logical vs Creative. There are so many stereo types (dare we say myths) to describe the relationship between Designers & Developers.  

Coders, Programmers, Developers are often overlooked in the design space. They aren't the ones getting  the credit for how great something works. Yet, they're the ones working away behind the scenes, making sure those great designs have some kick-ass functionality to them.

Despite our differences, at the heart of it all, designers and programmers both serve the same goal - to create awesome solutions to solve our client's problems.

On this episode of The Angry Designer, we close the divide between Art and Science and pay tribute to our late, great Sr Programmer, and discuss why you should keep your coders close. In this emotional episode, the guys discuss:

• Similarities between designers and programmers
• The history of Art & Science
• Common myths of our relationships
• Our daily work flows
• Commonalities between both

This episode may bring you to tears, but will no doubt bring light to the fact that we are not as different as we thought.

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What separates good graphic designers from GREAT designers? What makes a successful graphic design career or a successful agency? 

It's not being a fantastic designer with unlimited creativity.
It's not mastering illustrator & photoshop. 
It's not having mad business skills or being gifted with clients.
 
Grab a drink, settle in and join Massimo as he flies solo on this week’s episode of The Angry Designer (not to worry, Shawn will be back soon).

Listen in as he reminisces on his career from the early beginnings to zfactor being acquired, and drops some tried and tested advice on how you can grow from your experiences.

This episode will either motivate you to kick-ass, or have you running for the hills.

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Should Graphic Designers be Generalists or should they be Specialists?

Why wouldn't you take any job or customer that comes your way? Why limit your client-tele, your creative freedom, your potential for greatness! 

A lot of graphic designers are wary of specializing, but from personal experience, finding a niche and sticking to it was the best damn decision zfactor ever made - to the tune of 7 figures!

Join The Angry Designers for another absorbing episode where the bearded brutes uncover the Riches in the Niches - why Graphic Designers should specialize. In this podcast episode, the guys uncover:
- what it means to specialize
- types of specializations
- the benefits of specializing in an industry niche
- how to go about finding your niche

This episode will have you digging deep, to see if your personal interests can lead to a profitable future.

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Starting out in Graphic Design can be tough. Everyone wants bigger, better customers -but bigger, better customers want to deal with bigger, better businesses!

So how do you get out of this vicious cycle? How do you portray big business energy while still a start-up, and snag those all important clients? Is this what Fake-it until you make it means?

Join The Angry Designers as they discuss how zfactor beat start-up stigma. With first hand advice and tricks of the trade from the bearded beasts, the podcast episode covers:

- what is start-up stigma
- how to beat it
- tips on how to present yourself
- tips on how to present your business
- how accounting makes you look big

PLUS - the guys have some BIG BIG news to share. TOO big to mention here. 

After this episode you'll snag those BIG customers like a pro - size doesn't matter (he he)

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You know them to recognize them - but Brand Mascots aren't right for your clients. Or are they?

From Tony the Tiger to Ronald McDonald - Brand Mascots have captured the hearts of people globally! But they're just for kids right? No serious brand would ever consider using one would they?

Join The Angry Designers as they discover the wonderful world of Brand Mascots. In this not-so-angry episode, the gents tackle the fun topic of Brand Mascots, and talk about:

• Difference between a logo and a mascot
• 3 types of mascots
• Why mascots work so well
• Talk serious science
• B2B vs B2C
• How to create the right mascot

Be careful! After this episode, you may actually start looking for opportunities to pitch a mascot!

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Join The Angry Designers as they discuss even more ANGRY topics with the King Graphic Design Underdog himself Mr Aaron Draplin. 

How does he feel about all those talks he has under his belt? What’s next for Aaron? Is he a Mac or a PC guy? All this and more on the next episode of The Angry Designer Podcast!

Don't forget, you can also WATCH The Angry Designers over on YouTube 

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While we're not your typical "interview" podcast, Aaron Draplin is not your typical 'celebrity' graphic designer - which is why we felt there was no one else better suited to be our first guest.
 
In this episode, we go deep - past the typical interview or industry questions and learn about what makes Aaron Tic, what keeps him up at night, and what the future holds. From personal to professional and everything in between, we learn about the man behind the larger-than-life legend. 

Founder of the iconic @fieldnotesbrand and graphic designer extraordinaire whose portfolio includes some of the biggest brands on the planet like Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing and the Ford Motor Company, Aaron Draplin is what we aspire to be. 

We are honored to present this first part of a 2 episode Conversation with Aaron Draplin.

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As a Graphic Designer, being a perfectionist is good, right? Spending countless hours on details no one would notice, obsessing over just the right amount of whitespace, waking up in the middle of the night questioning your decisions, second guessing your final product even AFTER sending your concepts to your client. This is good, right?

Whether your reasoning is because you want to be like Draplin, Do, Janda, Beirut, or that your customers deserve nothing less than perfection, or that YOU don't want to deliver anything less than perfection,  these beliefs surrounding perfection in Graphic Design can cloud your better judgement.  
 
In this perfectly imperfect episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes dive headfirst into the perfectly frustrating topic of Perfectionism in Graphic Design, and untangle the myths that surround the idea of perfection and why it's all a load of bull! Jam packed with stories, ideas, bourbon (and the name of our first interview guest), the guys cover:

- How being perfect is not something to brag about
- 4 reasons perfection is BAD
- Nike and Apple's perfect design
- What is a perfect design
- How to create a perfect design

This podcast will leave you accepting you're not perfect,  and give you a more relaxed approach to being a perfect Graphic Designer.

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It's inevitable - ALL Graphic Designers will experience a crappy client (or 10). Even after 25 years of owning and operating a creative agency, they STILL come around! Luckily, we've gotten pretty damn good at spotting them, and protecting ourselves. 

Join The Angry Designers this week for another furious episode, as we take you through our top 15 lessons learned from dealing with bad Graphic Design customers across the years. Listen, laugh and get angry as we share the things YOU can do to ensure better client relationships, better project experiences & avoid being taken advantage of. Learn from our painful mistakes.

When life giving you lemons - you turn those lemons into lessons!

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Logos tend to be a soft spot for Graphic Designers. But have you noticed that ALOT of the big brand logos all seem to be looking the same lately?

From big tech, to high fashion, logos have substituted creativity for simplicity...but is this a good thing? Are they genuinely being creative, or could there be other factors involved?

Join this fuelled episode of The Angry Designer as the bearded boys try to unpack this era of oversimplified logos. In this feisty episode, the guys cover topics like: 
- Is data more important than creativity
- Are logos selling their souls
- 5 reasons why 
- Advice to rise above

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How often have you looked at award winning design work and wondered "How the heck did that win?"  Love them or hate them, awards are a part of the Graphic Design industry...but should they be?  

From superficial judging criteria and nepotism, to entry fee's and heart aches, are Graphic Design Awards really all they're cracked up to be?

Join the Angry Designers for another furiously fun filled episode where they put Graphic Design Awards in the firing line. In this episode, the guys cover:

- Are Graphic Design awards important
- What exactly is a design award
- Reasons why design awards are good
- Reasons why design awards are bad

Whether you're thinking about entering a design contest, or just frustrated from past experiences, this episode will help you keep your eye on the prize -> your customer.

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Do you need a graphic design degree to be considered a REAL graphic designer? 

While a degree in graphic design CAN open some doors and give you theoretical knowledge of the industry, how much can it really teach you about what it takes to become a great graphic designer? Can we really be relying on decades-old syllabus' taught by a has-been teacher who refuse to get with the times?

Join the Angry Designers in this rage filled episode on the positives and negatives of schooling for a Graphic Designer.  In this furious episode, the guys go on about:

- what school provides 
- what school doesn't provide
- a look at the numbers
- myths about the benefits of design school

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Graphic Designers love logo design projects. Some are great, but oh-so-many are just...visual pollution. And it's not surprising considering all-to-often designers jam in as many possible effects to create a logo version of the Nyan Cat.

Where does a graphic designer start to ensure they don't go too far in creating an amazing logo that will rock for your client? 

In this Logosode of The Angry Designer, Shawn & Massimo share their tried and true Logo Design Principles that have propelled their logo design projects from $500 to over $20,000. In this episode, the guys cover:
- why logos are important to companies
- what makes a good logo
- logo design principles
- what makes a logo trendy
- what to avoid when designing logos

Whether you're just starting, or have been successfully designing logos for years, this episode has something for everyone. 

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Every now and again, an awesome graphic designer comes along and shakes things up in the industry. Aaron @draplin is one of those dudes.

A larger-than-life personality, known for his simple yet undeniably eye-catching logos, and creator of the iconic @fieldnotesbrand, Draplin has worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet, including Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing and the Ford Motor Company. So who better than to gather some graphic design field notes from than the self-titled 13-trick pony himself?!

Join the Angry Designers as we discuss some of Draplin's most kick-a** advice for graphic designers, tackling topics from client relationships, to design tips and beyond.

If we don't make you rebel against Graphic Designer stereotypes - Aaron will!

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Networking - is it a word that strikes fear into the heart of a Graphic Designer, or do you jump at the chance to get out there and meet like-minded creatives and clients? 

For a Graphic Designer, networking is SO important for building your business, your personal brand, your contact list but it also isn't something that comes naturally to a lot of creatives who are used to being tucked away behind the safety of a screen (even more so in a post-pandemic world). 

Join The Angry Designers for another bourbon fuelled episode, where the guys tackle the oh-so scary topic of Networking for Graphic Designers. In this episode, the beardos provide tips and advice from on the easiest and most effective ways to network in the graphic design space including topics like: 

- Why Network 
- Generic networking vs Deep networking
- 4 tips on better networking for Graphic Designers
- Networking for Introverts

This episode will get you talking....again :)

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Too many Graphic Designers reach the top of their Career, only to fall HARD when they begin to neglect all the things that made them great to begin with.

From sh*tty customer service, to straight up refusing to get on board with the latest technology - career killers are out there, and trust us when we say you DON'T wanna get caught out by them.

In this episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes combat career killers, what they are and give you practical advice on how to avoid them! Topics for this episode include: 

• The mistakes Tesla is making
• The fall of BlackBerry
• 8 Career killers to watch out for
• 1792 & the  french revolution

A little less design, a little more business, but an equally entertaining bourbon fused episode.

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Graphic design associations - are they helpful, or just full of hype?

For some industries, associations play a pretty important role in solving problems, setting standards, and improving conditions within that industry. But do we REALLY need them in the graphic design world?

In this podcast episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes take a no holds barred look at graphic design industry associations, why they exist, who they ACTUALLY serve, and whether or not they really are just a bunch of bull! This episode covers:
- The role of industry associations
- Reasons why people join associations
- Same benefits, no membership needed
and so much more!

If you ever thought about joining a graphic design industry association, listen to this episode FIRST.  Buckle up fellow designers, this one is an ANGRY episode.

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Keep Calm, and Design on! Graphic designers spend a lot of energy staying calm to all the little (or giant) annoyances we deal with on a daily basis.

You might find it hard to believe, but even our joyful Angry Designers spend a lot of their days annoyed…at projects, at clients, at themselves…the causes of annoyance are ENDLESS.

Taking a light approach to a heavy topic, in this episode of The Angry Designer podcast, the bearded gents countdown 25 ways to annoy a graphic designer. 

You may laugh, you may cry. But no doubt you will relate to 5, 10 or 25 of these annoyances that make our industry as entertaining as a flea circus!

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For graphic designers to survive and thrive in the modern world, they NEED to be able to expand their skills to keep up with digital elements of the game. For many of us - that now includes websites.

But does that mean we need to know how to code websites, or simply just understand the basic principles of coding?

Join The Angry Designers as they dive into the world of Code; a land of opportunity or regret for Graphic designers? In this episode, the bewhiskered beasts discuss:

- different types of digital design shops
- the importance of coding skills as a modern-day graphic designer
- front end vs back end
- advantages of understanding code as a graphic designer

This episode will help you get bigger projects, stay ahead of your competitors, and do just enough to master code, without being a coder

More exciting topics at www.theangrydesigner.com

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There are graphic design greats, then there are graphic design LEGENDS like Michael Bierut.

Partner at Pentagram design in NYC for 25 years, Beirut is the master of iconic logos and flexible branding systems for globally recognized brands, like MIT, Mastercard, Verizon and Saks Fifth Avenue. 

So who better to bestow words of wisdom upon the graphic design world than him?

In this episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes unpick the mastery behind Michael Beirut, taking you through 10 of his best pieces of advice for graphic designers.

You won't want to miss this one! 

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Be it lack of business knowledge, sellers guilt or simply confidence, money is a tough topic for graphic designers to navigate.

In this episode of the Angry Designer, the bearded design-bankers discuss some of the biggest mistakes they've made pricing & quoting projects. In this episode, the guys will cover
- biggest game changers for zfactor billings
- common pricing mistakes
- recommendations for better pricing moving forward

This episode may make you laugh, may make you cry, but it WILL help you make money!

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Money - the thing we all love to have, but HATE to talk about.

For creatives, money can be a really difficult area to navigate. Are you charging enough for your work? Are you charging too little? How do you begin to put a price tag on your skills, knowledge and experience, without scaring off clients? 

In todays episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded lumber-jack wannabe's chow down on the often unsavoury topic of money. In this first of two podcast episodes, the guys will cover topics like: 

• Money - the necessary evil
• Sellers guilt
• Lack of business knowledge
• Pricing models
• How zfactor charges

By the end of this episode, you will have a better idea of the different models of pricing with some new insight into how else to bill - while making you hungry for the 2nd episode (that you'll have to wait until next week for).

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Some brands believe modifying the logo is taboo and would damage the brand. One should NEVER touch the logo.  But how many times have you seen a wide logo jammed into a square space, or a tall logo sitting empty in a website header?

But therein lies the problem - for so long we've been told to keep a logo consistent - that static is best. These days, that simply isn't always true.

In this episode of The Angry Designer,  the rant about the transformative world of dynamic logos, and how to create logos in your own projects that are adaptable and responsive!

The future is dynamic - and your brand is no different. 

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If there's one thing that can make or break a design, it's a font. Fresh graphic designers often overload them, experienced designers take them away, and for a lucky few, font choices are just second nature.

But have you ever really thought about WHY we use the fonts we do?  Why certain font choices and styles can impact our audiences so dramatically, the composition, the mood?

Turns out, there's a whole art to the psychology of fonts, and it is FASCINATING!

In this episode of The Angry Designer, the wanna-be lumberjacks take a deeper look at how fonts effect our unconscious emotions and how to make sure you're choosing the right fonts for your own projects! 

In this podcast episode, the gents will cover: 

• What is font psychology
• How fonts affect perceptions
• Primitive and priming
• Gestalt theory
• how to chose the RIGHT font

You will be amazed at how much research and time people have actually put into this topic that we - superawesome graphic designers - just take for granted. 

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From disastrous Graphic Designer interview experiences, to what agencies are looking for in interviewees, we had SO much to rant about when it comes to this topic, we had to make 2 episodes out of it!

In this 2nd episode of Interview Tips for Graphic Designers, Bearded gents will rant about:

• Tips for Introverts during an interview
• Things to do AFTER an interview
• zfactor interview questions
• Types of Interviewees to avoid being
• Questions to be prepared to answer

This episode will provide you experienced insights, practical advice, and will leave you a new sense of confidence to approach new potential employers & customers with!

The latest episode of The Angry Designer Podcast is available NOW on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or available on our website at TheAngryDesigner.com

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What's absolutely terrifying, haunts your dreams and sucks every bit of confidence from your soul? Graphic Design INTERVIEWS!

There are some among us who show no fear in the face of a potential employer or new customer, but for a lot of graphic designers, the reality is that interviews can be scary as sh*t!

In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded gents tackle the terrifying topic of interviews & share with you their expertise and experiences as both interviewers and interviewees! In this first of two episodes, the guys will rant about:

• 3 types of interviews
• What zfactor looks for in candidates
• Redflags in an interview
• Disaster interview experiences
• What to do before, during & after an interview

This episode will provide you experienced insights, practical advice, and will leave you a new sense of confidence to approach new potential employers & customers with!

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Getting to grips with the technical aspects of the design game takes time, patience and skill. But what about the people skills required, your ability to manage yourself, or your self awareness? 

Some argue these skills are what separate Junior designers from Senior!

Join The Angry Brutes as we go one step further and bring you the top soft skills that are absolute game changers for graphic designers! (Yes, we know 'soft skills' is an awful term, tune in to hear some of our...alternative suggestions).

In this jam packed episode, the dudes cover:
- What the heck are soft skills
- 7 Soft skills that are great to have
- How to develop & grow these skills
- Alternative names 

This episode will leave you in tears (laugh or cry), and truly make you aware of your inner beauty...or beast.

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What comes to mind when you hear the term 'wireframes'? 

Bet it probably has something to do with websites, apps or UX design, right? But why should it stop there?

In this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded gents take you through the world of wireframes - why they're so darn useful for graphic designers, and how to use them RIGHT so you can make sure you're nailing your designs from day one.
 
In this episode, the guys cover:

• What is a wireframe
• Is it just faster to skip them?
• Benefits of wireframing ALL projects
• How to include in your process

If you're building a house, you don't jump straight into fabrics and color schemes before you've even decided on the structure, so why would you start laying out creative without that same foundation.

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Graphic design seems easy to get into, but it takes a lifetime to get REALLY good at it.

But what if just a FEW TIPS could make you look like a PRO and take your graphic design game to a new level?

Join The Angry Designers they share game changing tips to advance newbie designers by years.  In this episode, the gents break down tips in 4 categories from:

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• Typography

Whether you're a total beginner or you're in the early years of your career as a designer, these universal list is what separates the Jrs from the Pros!

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Creative briefs – something all graphic designers are familiar with, but that many also dread.

Some creative briefs are AWESOME – sharp, concise, to the point and full of valuable information. Others are a disaster and make you almost want to pass on a job (or even worse, a client).

So, what do you do when a bad creative brief lands on your desk? Do you pass on the job, or can you turn it around and own that project? 

Join The Angry Designers where they tackle the topic of dealing with bad creative briefs! In this episode, the beardos cover:

• the purpose of the creative brief
• the many different types of terrible creative briefs
• how to handle a bad brief and OWN the project

This episode will empower you to tackle any creative brief and leave you pumped to take ownership of your next opportunity!

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Password management SUCKS 🤦‍♂️

There's no way around it - it's time consuming, it's awkward to keep on top of, and we can GUARANTEE that far too many of you reading this right now use the same damn password for all of your stuff, right?

With so much at stake if it all goes wrong it is CRUCIAL you have your password game on when it comes to keeping those passwords smart and secure

Join The Angry Designers for a fascinating look at the frankly freaky topic of password management. In this episode the bearded gents cover: 

• How Hackers often Crack Passwords
• Top ways accounts are hacked
• Critical thing to do with your Password
• Best practices

By the end of this episode, you will be a force to recon with for anyone to hack your system!

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In our not so humble opinion, a Mac should ALWAYS be a graphic designers tool of choice, but Apple don't always make it easy for us. 5 OS changes in 5 years? Dude, c'mon...

Join The Angry Designers for a REALLY angry episode, where the gents really go to town on the love/hate relationship between graphic designers and Apple, and the not so fun quirks that often leave us pulling our hair out in frustration 🤬

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For many graphic designers, there comes a time when you sit back and wonder if it's time for a change 🤔

But should you jump ship into a completely new career? Or should you use those highly transferrable skills you've gathered along the way to pivot into a new area of the creative world?

This week, the Angry Designers discuss some of the career moves YOU could make if graphic design no longer feels like your jam.

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Pitching your idea. Presenting your creative.
All Graphic designers have to do it but not all Graphic designers like to do it.

What does it take to take your pitch to the next level and leave your clients wowed?

Join The Angry Designers for another furiously fantastic episode, where they discuss The Art of the Presentation and how to pitch your creative.

In this episode, the Angry Designers discuss:

• why designers hate pitching
• tips for a solid presentation
• zfactor's pitch

This episode will leave you excited for your next pitch opportunity and will help you take your next project to the bank. 

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Have you ever realized JUST how much time you've wasted SEARCHING files, images, logos or other project assets? That every project ends up in a Where's Waldo searchathon?

Join the Angry Designers tomorrow as they cover the not-so exciting topic of file management! In this episode, the gents strive to make File Management Sexy! Well...one can only hope...but it's a necessary discussion that needs to be addressed!

In this podcast episode, we will cover:
- Why this is important for Graphic designers
- Different types of storage
- Folder management
- Naming conventions
- How to avoid the need for a DAM
- Tips and tricks

Be it exciting, sexy, or just necessary, this episode will make you a little more boring, but also a little more organized!

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The world of a graphic designer is constantly evolving which requires you to learn new things each project.

Even a seasoned graphic designer will learn new things every day, both in  technical skill, and just straight up life lessons! (It isn't always easy to master the patience of a saint when a customer is asking you to make the black more blacker, make the logo bigger, enlarge the font by 5% ).

In this weeks episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, we talk about the biggest lessons
we've learned as graphic designers over the past 20+ years, share our industry knowledge, and a few laughs and rants along the way.

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At what point do you decide the time is right to fire a toxic customer? How do you know when enough is enough?

Is it when they've royally pis*ed you off beyond repair? 
Is it when they continually believe they know (and can do) your job better than you? 

It's a tricky balance when it comes to difficult clients, because let's face it, being an as*hole isn't a crime (unfortunately).

On this episode of The Angry Designer Podcast, the bearded bears rant about a topic that no one wants to ever come to terms with; when it's time to fire a customer and how to call that professional partnership a day.

• In this episode, you will learn
• when it's time to end  the relationship or put up with it
• the types of toxic customers to fire
• things to consider before you do
• how to fire a customer - the nice way

There are times in a Graphic Designers career when to discard and move on from continually being berated by toxic customers - this episode will hopefully help you identify those times.

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Sometimes a great flick with the right amount of story, music, and pop culture is all you need for inspiration. 

The only problem is that there's such a huge amount of content to stream (much of it a snor) that the best stuff can get lost in the mix. 

Join the Angry Designers as they share a top 10+ list of Graphic Design Movies & Documentaries for Designers & Creative entrepreneurs to find their inspiration for creativity, motivation to get sh#t done or determination to succeed!

Check out The Angry Designer Website for a list recap and more information on each Graphic Design Movie & Documentary covered.

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The best graphic designers come in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life. But what do they all have in common? They all share a core set of traits - the same traits that transform a good graphic designer, into a kick ass awesome designer!

But what are those traits, we hear you cry?

Join The Angry Designers as they share their top 10 traits of really really successful Graphic Designers. In this episode, the bearded not-so-buff guys share:

• where this list came from
• the traits (you'll have to listen to find those out)
• what it takes to go the distance

This episode will make you realize traits you have, you want to work on to get better at, and ones you need. 

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The beginning of a new year ALWAYS touts a ton of new bullsh*t trends your brand, logos, designs need to follow. How many of these actually empower good design or do they just create visual pollution. 

This week on The Angry Designers, the beardos take us back to design basics and refresh our fundamental design skills, bringing you our top 10 graphic design commandments that will have you creating consistent, top quality work, everytime 🙌

This episode will leave you reinvigorated knowing that following good design commandments will keep your work pure, while following trends will lead to hell for your career and your clients.

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The clock is counting down, the ball is dropping and 2022 is almost upon us. And with it comes some really, really sh*tty design trends.

Join The Angry Designers as they take you through the top 2022 ugly design trends you’re gonna be seeing EVERYWHERE! Buuuuut hopefully not. 

Spoiler alert: a lot of colors, mismatched fonts, and icons

This episode will leave your head spinning heading for the hills when someone asks you to implement the latest design trends to their work.

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Who delivers presents at Christmas? Who led the reindeers with his shiny red nose? What do we put presents under on Christmas eve?

While it's nice to believe these traditions have been around since the beginning of time, the brand of Christmas has been the perfect storm of different cultural traditions, literacy and retail!

Join The Angry Designers this week as they come together to love and hate on how retailers may in fact have stolen Christmas. In this episode the bearded Santa wanna-a-be's discuss:

• The brand of Christmas
• Influence of retail
• Christmas origin stories

and so much more!

We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. 

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Do you often find yourself falling back to using the same type tricks in your work? Whether you think it looks cool or not, you're falling prey to your own safety net. You know it's safe, you know people will nod in acceptance, but does it make you a better designer? Does it push yourself into new uncharted territories?

Join The Angry Designers this week as they tackle a Top 10 list of Letterforms that you need to free yourself from! In this episode you will learn about 

• why we use these techniques
• why you should stop using them
• list of the top 10 overused letterforms

You will laugh. You will cry. And you will feel guilty that you used some (if not all) of these ideas more than once.

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What does it take to keep a customer for decades? Is it only about customer service or is there more to it? 

Join The Angry Designers as they discuss the reality (or secret) of zfactors longest running client relationships and what it took to keep them and the secret to the single greatest driver of new business opportunities. In this charged up episode you will learn about:

• Customer for life idea
• 3 types of clients
• Secret to a Customer for life
• Why you should never sell to a customer

This episode will give you a new way to look at customer relationships that will last a lifetime!

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Around every corner, you hear a new story about someone losing their job to some new, disrupting technology. From retail, to finance, to even web design - it seems no industry is safe from the futurists relentless pursuit of "The wrath of the Robots?"

Join The Angry Designers as they break apart modern day technology in the hopes of revealing if Robots are coming for a Graphic Designers job.

In this episode the bearded bros talk about:
- The Grid Automated website
- Bust techno terminology
- Explain what robots can & can't do
- Advice on how to prevent Skynet from taking your job

This episode will help you watch all of the episodes of Terminator with a new found sense of confidence and fearless attitude that Arnold will not be back. 

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The BBC has made headlines again with its latest logo rendition - proving that as important as a new logo is, so is it's launch!

Join The Angry Designers in this episode of Dope or Nope where they provide an un-objective review of the NEW BBC logo!  

With a few stories, rants, and laughs as always, this episode may leave you wanting to tune in  for more.

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We’ve all seen countless lists online of Great Designers you NEED to know. But while those lists tell us WHO they are, they very rarely tell us WHY they are so important. WHAT they taught us. What makes them Graphic Design Heros!

Join the Angry Designers as they continue their countdown to reveal their top list of legendary Graphic Designers past & present, and WHAT mark they left on Graphic Design. 

You will learn about:

• Who they are
• What they were known for
• Famous works
• What mark did they leave on Graphic Design

You will laugh. You will cry. But most of all, you will have a new found appreciation for some legendary designers.

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Rand. Vignelli. Bass. 

You often HEAR about these great graphic designers, but do you really know what they contributed? What they are known for? What mark they left on graphic design?

In this episode of The Angry Designer podcast, the beardos reveal their top list of legendary Graphic Designers past & present, and WHAT mark they left on Graphic Design. 

You will learn about:

• Who they are
• What they were known for
• Famous works
• What mark did they leave on Graphic Design

This episode will leave you yearning for more - and good thing too...because there is a Part B coming next week!

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